People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Iraq
Iraq: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 2.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Iraq, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Iraq is 2.6%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Iraq peaked at 5.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2017.
That places Iraq 72nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Iraq, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.5% | — |
| 2001 | 5.3% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.9% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Iraq?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Iraq was 2.6% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2017.
- How does Iraq rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Iraq ranks 72nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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